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Surely the biggest cause of slowness is doing more stuff. We don't turn faster hardware into faster programs, we turn it into more program. AI isn't going to c

by benj111 1mo ago

Surely the biggest cause of slowness is doing more stuff. We don't turn faster hardware into faster programs, we turn it into more program. AI isn't going to change that. We'll just get even more program because the optimisation has freed up space for that. Unfortunately most of the time, the more program isn't for our benefit. I note that by far the heaviest program I use is my web browser. The one thing I don't get to choose what code gets thrust upon me.

inigyou 1mo ago
A browser isn't really a program any more but a platform for running other programs. Like how javaw.exe is really Minecraft, firefox.exe is really YouTube. Go to about:processes to find more detail.
- benj111 1mo ago
  The point is, if I want to edit a text file, I don't need to use eclipse. I can use something that hasn't added loads of features. I don't need to use whatever Adobe product, I can use some paint app. If I want to watch streaming videos, I don't have a choice about how I do that. Fine Firefox is basically a bloated YouTube app. That doesn't change the fact that it is inefficient (from the pov of my CPU) for doing that.
  - inigyou 1mo ago
    You aren't using NewPipe or yt-dlp+mpv?
    - benj111 1mo ago
      I don't really watch YouTube on my desktop. But the point still stands unless you have replacements for all the other websites.
      - inigyou 1mo ago
        If I want to edit a WindowBuilder file I have to use Eclipse.
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